Entries by aaron

Students of Open schools recognized by CBSE, State Boards eligible for NEET: SC

Now all the candidates who have passed their 10+2 exam from open schools will be eligible to appear in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) as the Supreme Court has recently observed that all the open schools recognized by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the State Education Board shall now be recognized by […]

3 foot tall Ganesh Baraiya becomes doctor with his determination

When Ganesh Baraiya wanted to take admission to medical college, the erstwhile Medical Council of India (MCI) now National Medical Commission (NMC) did not believe that he was capable of becoming a doctor, because he is all of three-feet tall. But he did not let the MCI rejection trip him up, and today he is […]

Germany Merck sees return to organic earnings growth in 2024

Frankfurt: Merck KGaA forecast a return to modest operating earnings growth this year but only when adjusted for currency headwinds, citing a gradual recovery in demand for specialty materials used to make biotech drugs and semiconductors. In a statement on Thursday, the German group said that 2024 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), adjusted […]

Quack practising for 40 years arrested in Guwahati

Guwahati: As part of its ongoing investigation to crackdown quacks in Assam, a quack was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly cheating patients by practising without having a valid medical degree for the past 40 years.   The quack allegedly duped patients for over four decades and reportedly practised in Assam and Bengal with a fake […]

USFDA gives nod for commercial production at Zydus Ahmedabad API unit

Ahmedabad: Pharma major Zydus Lifesciences has announced that the company has received Post Application Action Letter from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for the inspection conducted at the Ahmedabad API facility, confirming that the inspected facility has been considered as ready to commercially manufacture and supply the API. This facility underwent for-cause cGMP surveillance and […]

Health Bulletin 07/ March/ 2024

Here are the top health news for the day: Open school students eligible for MBBS entrance exam Now all the candidates who have passed their 10+2 exam from open schools will be eligible to appear in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) as the Supreme Court has recently observed that all the open schools recognized by […]

Functional somatic syndromes linked to inferior outcomes and increased complications after hip and knee arthroplasty: study

Functional somatic syndromes (FSSs), defined as chronic physical symptoms with no identifiable organic cause, may impact results after hip and knee arthroplasty. Masood et al conducted a study to perform a systematic review assessing the relationship between FSSs and clinical outcomes after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA), total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty […]